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DIRECTORY
CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITE; &0, 40., FOR
1896,
With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. This is the
THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISUZ, and will be found, at nanal, to show an advanes on preceding years both in fulness and noorsoy of information
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Poung to Vladivostock, in which Europeans raide.
A. S. WATSON &00., LIMITED
CHEMISTS JY 'APPOINTMENT.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF AIRATED WATERS.
ference, then the sooner the Conferencs e broken upthe better. The Government could hardly takes upon itself the regulation of rates of freight, but there may be other. means by which the evil could be met, a for instance, by so amending the law related ing to conspiracy as to bring the Conference within the legal meshes. It will be remembered that some years ago n thip owner not in the Conference snad the hen bers of that body for dandages sustained by renson of an alleged boycat placed upon one of his vessels, but the notion failed, the law being on the side of the defendants. But the law might be altered in such a manner that the Conference should be able to choke off free competition. That would bring the rates of freight down, by the ruts,
which is not altogether desirable, for, as Sir THOMAS "SUTHERLAND poisted cui at the mosting of the P. & 0. Company the other day, they are already very low; but if through the action of the Conference freights are kept lower fer "foreign govs than for British gooda comething out be done. It would probably be better for the parnirient interests of the members of the Conference that they should do that some thing themselves than that they should wait for legislation in the matter. Committee has not been published, for The Purest Izgadients only a sed, and which there may be good reasons, but if it
OUR ASRATED WATER FACTORY Is fits with the best English Machinery embodying the intert improvemente in the tradɔ.
the utmost Care sad Cleanliness szercised in the Manufacture throughout.
The Water used is proved by repeated *** Analyses to be Absintely Pure.
For COAST Pone, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices," and the full amount allowed for Fankages and Empties when received in good order.
Counterfoil Order Booke supplied on applica-
One Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG.". And all signed manges addressed thins will receive prompt attention.
The following in List of Waters always '.
kept ready in Stock:-
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
LEIHIA WATER
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER
SAEBAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
DINGER ALE -
GINGERADE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, BATURDAY, JULY 11ra. 1898.
• Here: Japanen bastiskhin Fait is now lv. 5 Is za what), babarati in Durban naval circles xa | thres sónu to beat his uncle, for he was sage flag to the Vetcards Books in onden, and stone home the H, LE Kendrew Midimately to that His uncle, who was a Banse, had put a stop Talde her in a lacre- dowling grand to hoist har supergade the fraterion, as flagship on the to the opening of gambling houses in that dis. machinery and chan hier weights on board China Blatdan hams paper of the 4th Jane trist, The uncle, the offered resistemos, and a The milliary and his already box nesped in This Grgio osam down the Medway Wife, & Son, and a maid-servant were all killed. Its plans and the fighting tope fitual Work on the afternoon, int some dan will diagne before The principet oprit had an aged mother, board her is being expedited in every waygo are those bres deally for Chin Athem hearing of the misconduct of her son za Biesznem corapssune will be adjusted, and pow. cape ever to scold him and the latter in Els hob It is not exported that the comusical memon die and ether explosives shipped. Haar Ad. temper also killed her. At last he and his the to Clins promoted by the Bisolbars Chamber miral Oxley jole at Plymouth, the last British sons were all arrested by the Kalfang people of Commerce will leave before theend of August. port of call. It is stated in the druiser that and went up to Culen for trial. Das of kis The name of the gerllamen who is to be at the the battleebly Renown, when ready for com-sons died on the way to Canton. On the 7th bead of the affair is kept back for the present, mendon at Perismuth, in destined to carry se there are some arrangements being made the lag of the Commander-in-Chief. In China, with the Prime Minister as to the rank he will while o Adural and staff of the Grafton will be transferred to the Centurion. But copy
another authoily says in this point" It is The enterprising burglar he has committed stated that the expun, the prototype of five many impudent robberies in the colony recently, other battleships now being bulli, il probably scuse of them from European house, was dealt for a fire works this hoist the flag of wills by Elon, Commax, Hlestisse pistonday Vice Admiral Sir John Falet, KOB., and and sent to guol far-twelve morth with hard proceed on else wherein her sergoing capa labour Thoro was six charges altogether, litios will be thoroughly tested all but and the police wem propared wilk two more, universally beloved that the will oventusity but these were not proceeded with
become the flagship in North Americs."
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4 notice board has been put up at New Pulder's Wharf Intimating. In s's languages, namely, English, Frouch, Gomex, Spanish, Italiax, and Russia, that launches are not allowed to remain alongside longer then nevemary for the hading and embarestion of passengers. The Chiesa painters hayo made one or two cactous sistakes in the spelling and scents.
The arniser Feroncs left Odessa on 3rd June,
conveying a large contingent of Cossack Vladivostock, bewide nearly 200 sailors for the Russian Pacife Squadron, together with quantity of war material. Within a very short
a
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Jenkins and Co., Limited, has been registered. by Parker and Co, with a capital of £100,000, divided into 10,000 shares of £10 each. The shiest is to anestre, by purchase or otherwise, as a going concern, the businem of shipowners, do as hitherte carried on by D. J. Jenkins (deceased); ander the style or firm of Jonkins and Co., including the Shire line o Leteamers
it. the other prioniere were brought before the provincial judge for trip The nige sen tepeal the leader to the Bing-cht, or sliding proses, and a sentence of decapitation was pased on bid two sons, froGARMEN
A fight broke at between the two guilds of warere, Kam-fos and Teol-fa, on the 215- inst in Cantor. Ono warrer was killed and two were wounded. The riotsts did not disparse ti the arrival of soldiers. They have all stopped work now.
HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT
FOR 1895.
The following the report (condered) of the Herour Master for 1995
PANETONK TRATTO.
Arrivals Departures. 143,480 165,416
(isti, wenigemate): 67,480 67,128 450,130
Hellish ship Bordign ships. Elver sleamazed 478,685 Launched ontelde waters
189,393 125,011 of colony
107,151 Junts (farelgn trade) . 111,036
934089 -905,334
29,583
THE ENGLISH MATL
The P. & O. steamer Bavenna, with the English mall of the 12th June, arrived yester. day. The following telegrams are from Ceylon and Rangoon papers sm
Excus of arrivals over departures
(Foreign trade), *
Junks, local trado: 6,065 Lashaber 1984,821 1,878,399 1,971,486 1,282,183, of departures over arrivals (local)
Differisco excess of erilais, 17,905 allemans of the victus of
Excons
10,647
From the above it appears that with a pas- sengar trafilo amounting to 579),242 during the year, the areas of arrivals in the colony over departures from It, inclusive of all allow sate for errors la reporting, smerted to 17,908 or about one-third per cont.
DEREVENUE.
The total revenne collected by the Harbour Offico during the year was $234,418,29, an In- sense of 31,94447 or 1894. The details are sa folio Talghts Dusa B107,01801. Licences and International Revenue $84,479.50. Fees
of Court and Office 392,613.88.
RTEAM ·JAUNOMÈS.
On 31st December there we 180 steem fonzobes euxplored in the Harbour, of the 59 were licensed for the conveyance of pas sengers, 63 wam privately owned, 12 wore the property of the Colonial Government, and 5. of the Military Anthorities.
THE FREE SILVER COINAGE QUESTION, New York, 23rd June. The manifesto of Mr. Whitney, Decoratio leader, protents against the adoption of the free eliver opipage resolution at the Chicago Con vention. THE WRECK OF THE DRUMMOND-CUITLE "
AND THENCH HUMANITY--
London, 24th Juno, Lord Balisbury has instructed Lord Dufferin to think Proaldent Fanre on behalf of the nation for the hamanity sarl kindness shown to all almen of the victims of the wrack of the
NA TURKISH, OUTBREAK IN ARDIENIA.
London, 26th Jana - A Turkish outbreak took place on Monday. Many Armenians wers killed. Mety took refuge in the British Corsulate.
DEFEAT OF THE CONERVATIVE GOVERN-
MENT IN CANADA.........
London, 24th June. The Libamle buvo married the general, alec- tions la Canada, defeating the Government.
London, 25th Jane.
The Liberals in Canado have a Parliamentary majority of forty. Laurier, their londor, will be the first French Canadian Premier. The viotory is due to the desire of the French to me a compatriat Premier, and ont of resent ment to cloricial domination.
EVENTS IN BRITISH GUIANA. TANTE London, 28th Juna. The Times states that a Colonial fores haw
to protect the British surveyors.
IRELAND. FOUND TO BE OVERTAXED BY
-£2,750,000.
The evidence taken by the Hongkong time in aldition to the above, ora ertiser and Sevenoaks; Mis D. B. Montefiore, Westbury and thus Roommated for 21,988 tons, partly to belonged to the Imperial Government in charge bosa darpatched to Acarableci, in British Guiana,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE “DAILY PREIS.")
trading tự China and Japan, and to carry on in all or any of their Nespective branches: the sinesses of shipmnors, shipbrokers, freight contractors, and massers of chipping property, The signatories areMts, A. A Jenkins, 191, Highbury Now Tark: N. F. Jenkins, Bers ado, Planor F. W. Jankina, Bradbonze Dere, three transports here left Odoses with amani Vicarage, Buda) D. J. Jenkins, St. Hélène, Dartmouth B. Jenkins, 36, Lizan Etrest, in, rails and rolling stock, sad a vast quantity B.C., A. H. Joskine, Poxitatis, Italy; ach of of garrison stores. Another party of Red Cross whom takes one share. The frat directors are were accesible it would no doubt provo arses has alen left Odesas for the For Exat
N. P. Jenkins, FW. Jenkins, and T. E. Nach very interesting rending the mercantile
Qualification, £500 Remuneration, 200 per community. Referring to the trade in telegram has been received in Singaporean Leadenhall Strest . The subcribers are The Straits Tima of the 3rd July saysAamum och. The registertil office is at 38. metals the Committen say - It may be oh noting the loss of the steamur duchess. No all members of the family of the late Mr. D. J. "jected that a portion of the evidence does fortior particulars are you to hand. The Tassel Jenkins, who founded the business in 1859, and which originally belonged to Mosers. Holl, the company has been formed to take it ever "not. bear out the statement that dead weight was cold to Mesars, Soon Ann of Peneng, and from his axestors, with a view to its con cargo shipped direct from Great Buitars engaged in the rice trade between Penang inangs suit development. The managers will arrives here at a disadvantage in freight, and Hangoon and China. She was it is stated, be Major, N. F. Jenkins and Mr. F. W. Jenkins.
returning from Rangoon when, the catastrophe "compared with that shipped from Contioconrad. Masers, Gaan Ho Beng are the "nental ports. The Committee were con Singapore agents, wat are not you in possession "strained, nevertheless, to accept the of any confirmation of the reported disaster. #balance of ovidence, which unmistakably points to the conclusion arrived ut; and, "to more clearly elucidate the point, some *tabulated examples of actual shipments "have been obtained." We should like to see those tabulated examples. The Corn mitten im feel bound to record their cou viction that several of the 'witcases were indisposed to speak freely on this subject of the Bhipping Conference. We rench solid ground, however, when we Come to the question of freights from America. In At Singapore in the 3rd July Palien- "this connection the Committee wish to Superintendent Bell affected a very large seizure of countirist copper coin at a marine * make special reference to the adva steru, at 55, Church Street, belonging to a "conferred on Americau cotton piece goods Ohianmax. Two enroste were made. The coin in the China quarket by the rates of freight consisted of 28, hares and 11 bags of coats and half cents, suolas are used in the interior of "charged by the Conference steamers from Java, and the total jalue in about 5,000 guilders. "New York to Hongkong and Shanghai, Farther important discoveries are exported. "which average from 25 to 30 per ton Superintendent Bell also found on the pre- taisee 'seven cannon and two old swivel guns, "as compared with 57/6 from London and held in illegal possession, and a quantity of opium "Liverpool outwards. The same remarks which the Farmer declares to le contraband. this Chamber, copy of a letter received from
LONDON, 8th Jaly. MATABELELAND, NE Colonel Planet's column state that the native Fallor accounts of the recent fighting by position was a very strong eno and that the British were at first repulsed, but finally drove
The Hamburg correspondent of the London and China Express writes:In sequence of the growing business connections betwcom Germany and China the Imporial Government at Berlin intends to increase the rambar of con- slatos in the Celtial Empire At present Germany his comulates at" 'Amoy, "Canton, Fanchow, Shangkal, Tientsin, Hankow, Swiatow. and Chefoo. As for the other spits where cou [ the snowy out.. sulates are to be created, a definits decision has
in
yet been come to, but the Government is communicating with commercial circios Germany about the places where they consider now consulates a nicestry.
Investigations are proceeding in concert with the Dutch Consul-dianeral Straits Times.
The contmet for the constraction of the pro- longation of the Langeon railway to the town of Langohow, with the eventual further line in Kwangi, has been signed by the Compagnie Five-Life. This has been sacred by the
No Credit given for Bottles that leak dirty" apply to the shipment of machinery from or greasy, or that appear to have been used for "the United States to Chim, the freight for any other purpose than that of containing "which is about forty per cent. lower than Acated Waters, nach Bottles are never used that from British ports" nghĩa hy 18.
It is rather curious, after reading this, to read that the United States Consul at Canton in an official nergetic intervention of M. Ginard, French Teport has been complaining of higla faoights Minister at Faking It is a success for our from America. "Ifa similar rate of freight fiplomacy," remark the Temps, "for our colony of Indo-China will thus be able to counteract "could be obtained for and with cargoes for the country neighbouring Tonkin, the "from the Atlantic ports of the United results that might have followed the opening "States Eastern Asia, American com
of the Si-kisng to international oɔammsrce.”- Ít may do eo for the immediate neighbourhood, "merce would be benefited," writes Consul, for anything hyond, the West river must SEYMOUR," but, at presest, and for many prove the best route-London and China Ex- "years past, all of the steamships laden with ras
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 26th May, 1896.
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The London und China Espresy of the 12th June says The new Blus Funnel steamer Eastorn poeto -in a day or two. Like the -Patroclus leaves on her maiden voyage to Far id the Suez Canal comes from American Prometheus, now on her mailin voyage to
longer than the Diomed and Mesilaus, forty.
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fraight--that is, from America to Foropees fest broad, and thirty-one feet six inches and from Europe Asia, with tranship-deep. The set registered tonnage of either is ment at some European port usually. It 3,340, gross tonnagy 5,204, and cargo capacity hour the supply is limited. Only Suppied for Cash" is high time for Amerisans to establish 7,800 tons, whils engines of the triple- oxpansion type indicsting 4,000 borte power give
■ speed of about fourteen knots an hour. The Perectus attained fourteen and a bait kocis on her trial trip, and is provided with sppliances. for lifting weight up to thirty-ve tons. A.. third new steamer for the same line, the Glaucus, was lannoted the other day, and a fourth, to be named the Antenor, is now under construction at Belfast :
· MARRIAGE.
On the 4th Juno, at St. Peter's Ortler Gardear, by the E. Haury Faillpotta, rector of Walkers, -ul de Lies. Dr. Rdgeway, ricar of the parish; FREDERICK ANDERS, of Shanghai, to SOPHTA Lors, elder daughter of Vice-Adairal T. La HUNTE WARD, C.B.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 11th, 1896.
Front Rest Java bad nowe mgarding the
next sugar crop have reached the Batavia Niicabled. The ne yield has disappointed expectations. The cane contains a higher par entage of engar bit this is not considered countervailing advantage. News from Europe,
depressing effect on prices in Jars. Sugar
ILATFORM OF THE CHICAGO. CONVENTION.
EMIGRATION,
Landow, 25th Juno.
The Commission appointed to enquire into the danceial relations between England and Ireland have reported that Ireland in overtaxed to the extent of two and three-quarter 'millions sterling manually. -
BRANG SAHIPPING, The total tondage, entering and clearing amounted to 15,692.118 tons, an increase of 1,388,443 tons over the previous year Thors were 36,008 arrives with a tonusgo'd 7,827,398 texis and 36,853 departures of 7,804,715 tonn. Thetaereses in European constructed touange amemted to 1,058,402 of this a largo prepor tionis to be found under the British lag, partly owing to a new river teaser, the Wing Tong, which during the year made 114 round trips the transfer to the british flag during the year of outafi Tosis penally tying the Dragon
lag: bat. 695,081 tons of this ingress (or 15,138 emigrants left Hongkong for various 8 per cent) represantod band, fide incrsKREČ Beifah tonnage. An firess of 245,163 tons plages during the year; of these 56,420 were carried by Britisk ships; 112,685 were reported is found under foreign flags, chiely Geaman at having been brought to Hongkong from en again the temporary ausfer of the shine places to which they had omigated and of of the belligerents plaja an importent port, but
thue 86,663 were brought in British ships. here agalu: 147.21 toxin (pr. 5 per cent.) are
planted in the more direct manner. The BURDAY CARGO-WORKING OLDIJANCE, 1891, jant trado also shows a very satisfactory in- During the year 105 pormits were issued Crest of 201,576 tons in the foreign trado, and (exclusive of 42 issued free daring the coolis 125463 tons in the local trade; about 80,100 like) under the provisions of the Ordinarios tom of the former is owing to an additional of the 28 wom not availed of owing to its depitinental ragulation; the remaining 115,000 being found unnecessary for the ship to work tant, however, represents increased trade, cargo on the Saaday, and the fai paid for the
It is an interesting statistical fact that thermit was refunded, in each case. Twenty-som disposed of for fifty-three runs. total tonnago entoring and clearing at Heng sino pormits were issued, free of charge to msil kong last year (solusive of local trade) exceeded stamors. The rezante collected under this taa 1894 tonninge satering and clearing at Lon-herding was 311,500; this was $1,776 less than donjerclucive of ameting trade) by-775.208 tons, in 1894 but nearly 50 per cent, more than in sise that, excluding our junk trade altogether, any other year since the Ordinance came into toge at Liverpool. (exclusivas consting the tonnage outering in 1895 exceeded the 1604 force. frade) by 1,030,008 toms, and it Cardiff by 1,010 tons, while at Honglong in 1895 British tonnage plons exceeded the British and Foniga tonnage (exclusive of coading trade) at-Nowenetio (the next part in the United King- dom) by 3,641,521 tons." -
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SRAMEŇ.
18,278 seas were shipped and 17,926 dis
clarged at the Shipping Ofioo and on board ships during the year. 599 distressed seamen were moived daring the year; of these 50 were sent to the United Kingdom, 12 te Calcutta, 12 to Singapore, 1 to. Syary, 1 to Fort Baid, 8' in The sctant nombor of ships of Europeos Japan. I to Shanghai, 9 to Mani, to Bom- The Committee of the Chicago Convention outcastion, exclusire of xiver steamers, which by 1 to Balgon, 6 del, 160 obained employ satured the port daring the year was 580;ment, 13 remained at Government Civil Hos Le drafted arbenie for their platform which being 386 British and 250 foreign. They plin, and 4 st Sailors Home, 35,832.73 were tu certain of adoption. It demands the free entred in the aggregato 3,053 times, making exponded by the Board of Trade in the relief of
a tual collective tonnage of 4,114,403 Lons. these men.js unlimited coings of silver at a ratio of six- toon to one and condemns the revival of the The 336 British ships, exclusive of river
MAGINE SURVETOR'S BUB-DEVARTMENT. McKinley toelf. The plants regarding Cabastesers, that entered the sort in 1395 carried
'The Assistant Marina Burseyőr, was on proportion of foreigners in British ships was leave from 27th May to 20th November. Hik and the Menres doctrine are as yet unsettled.440 British ofses and foreigners. The
thefore 1.8 per cent, comprising & different tien were abfirst undertaken by the Maring bis own. Owing nationalities. The 250 foreign ships that niveyor lu addition to cortarek, in 1996 carriol 1,583 offlows, of whom
to a breakdown in the health of the latter, it Mr. R. Chatterton Wiloor, Seoretary of the foreign ships was therefore 83 per cent rios of a lossl enginoor to assist in the work 132 vere British The proportion of Britishorses later on loand necessary to engage the distributed under three different flags, of which netil the return from leave of Dr. Maclonald,
QUARANTINE AT NINGPO.
Chamber of Coromerce, writes us as follows
JAPAN TIDAL WAVE RELIEF FUND.
the following donations to the above fand
Mr. Jacknou bege to acknowledge with thanke
ILE. Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G. $50° Mr. Thomas Jackson Rt Rev. Bishop Burdsa Shewan, Tomes & Co... Dodwell, Carill & Co. Biemasan & Co.
LIGHTHOUSED, I
RESULT OF THE FIRST TEST MATCHL
London, 25th June. The first tost match between the Australians and an All England eleven commenced on Montag,
The Australians win first to bat and were
The Englishmen made two hundred and ninety-two in their first innings. WG. Grace scored sixty-six and Abel ninety-four
In their second inzinga tas Australians made three hundred and forty-seven runs, of which Troit contributed one inddred and forty-three and Gregory one hundred and three.
made one hundred and sloven runs for the less The Englishmen, in their second innings,
of four wickete
They, therefore, won the first test match by three runs and six wiches.
THE INDIAN PORCES AND TILE (UAKIM CHARGES.
London, 20th June, **The Viceroy's dispatch regarding the Saakim charges has reached Lord George Hamilton. It is stated that a number of Ministerialists are prepared to vote against charging India with the worl
AFFAIRS IN SOUTH APEKA
27 London, 25th Jane. In the event of the rising in Mashonaland
spreading. it is not unlikely that the garrisons at the Cape and in Natal will be further increased.
Lendon, 25th June. There is a strong feeing in Cape Town owing to the massora of several well-known familias Fin Mashonaland. The Cape Assembly have potilisued Government to offer the side of voluntoers who are accustomed to retire war- fare for the exppression of the rebellion,
* London, 26th June. Earl Grey has declined the offer of help from the Cape Govorament u suppressing the Mashounisad rebellion, as be considers the présent force at his disposal adequate, and more men only increase the transport difficulty.
In the House of Commons Just night. Mr. Chamberlain said he was desirous that the. enquiry in the Jameson raid shánið be entirely diverted" of party charsetor. He therefore proposed to take the general sense of the House, regarding the form of the enquiry, and tho tents of reference.
The Coloud Soorotary has forwarded to the Chinese takes over 6 per cent.
WANNA STEADE.
The amount of light duen collected was H.B.M's Cokaal at Ningpo auroyncing that 4450 steamers, 98 sailing vessels, and 2548107,315.91. During the year the Bghthouses from the 1st July quarantine bar boen imposed junts entered during the year, giving a daily have been stictained as usual, The principal at ikut port on vessels arriving from Hong-wonge of 85 mossels as againnt 16 in 1804 lightkeeper returned from Joare and kong.
(It is worthy of note that on ere cocasion on the expiration of their three years' agree during the year, vin, at 10 am. 5th April, there ment, the Gap Rook lightkeenitare per was the harbour 241 trading venus, viz.manently sugared on the rod establishment The European onstructed. Tengals the average shezo on Jubilee Island during a fog. From 09 desiers, 8 shing vesssis, and 164 jonks:) | On the 8th April the Polyphanus went on.
skulp entry wont be 1245 as against 1157 in the evidence actanced at the Court of Inquiry 1894, and of the desmers arriving 755 per cent. It was shown that she must have passed within wers British, including all the river steamers, about a mile f the Gap Rock while the fog of which the daily entries sranged: 4.09 signal was going without hearing it. In Having been absent from the colony for about vestigation with regard to the adibility of the ix nonthe of the year under review I am not in signal was afterwards made by me and the a position to offer any general remarks as to result reportell. In iny letter d 30th April, the influences at work during the period as 1995. During wy absence in leave the they appear from the shipping returns to affect High Explosires? sound signal was abolished the general trade of the colony. It onld seem,in favour of the old-fashionn gua sigra). however, that thoko infpences, whatever they Telegraphie and telephonic communication „may have been, wire disposed favourably towards has been kept ip with the Gap Rook and Capa
us, The March quarter of the your showed D'Ayollar during the year. From the former that the rebels have surrounded Fort Charter. bat introsso are the same period of 1894 in | station 486 vosals have been reported as passing | and have looted Maridella, where they seised trais na reprumted by- fonnage of 1,559 | nod in addition 204 messages wens roomved and twenty-five thousand cartridges. During the tons. The half-year increased this to 9,100 sent, including the daily weather roport fighting at Marindelis, Lisa, Brommer, of the 921,871 tons Túa nino sloths ending 30th for the Obenratory. From D'Aymlar 96820th Hussure, who was serving as a voluntace, September brenght it up to 845,203, and rasels woro reported and in addition 343 mes
was killed. R
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David Saezoo, Sons &Co.
100
E. D. Sassoon & Co
100
Arnhold, Barberg & Co.
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Melebs & Co.
100
Gilman & Co
100
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W. Moyerial & Co.
Gibb, Edvingstoni & Co.
Stolterfont & Hagen Noronha & Co.
Sander & Co.
SeJ. David & Co. ·
Mr. V. H. Disco
Mr. R. Martin
Mr. H. A. Ritchie".
Mr. Eo Thing
Mr. W. G. Humphreys
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quotations there are expected to fall much lowar. soon so that business in the article stood dull. Those plants in Java who sold their produce those who stifly bet on to stocks find reason at the high rates lately culing rejoice, while to regret their frauens, Months spo a fail in SIR-Do the Hongkong Begiment wear gas priere Ead been forconsted, so that the sigtails The supled entting from the Naily low prices have not come sa, a mrprise.. The | Graphic of May 29th on the military tenrna- worst result of this tarn of arents in that many mort at Ealington seems to imply that they do. shareholders in sugar estates levo enffered Yours, heavy lows through the shortsightedness of their
"direct communication with the freights me "low from New York to Asia as from "Hongkong to America (25s, per ton) and as low as from Europe to Asiatic ports." This quotation is taken from a home paper and we have not had the opportunity of seeing the full report, but taking the quotation as it stande and comparing it with the report of the Hongkong Com mittee on the displacement of British goode, and aler with the complaints of British mmufacturers that have from time to limepointing to a heavy bost erop there, has had e THE Cummitten appointed by H.E. the been publishes, wo should may the worthy Governor, in response to an inquiry from Cousal is considerably at sea in his state the Secretary of Siate asking whether thers ments. We believe it to be the fact had been any and what displacement of that, to say nothing of the rate on direct British goods in this market, are to be shipments, goods CAD be conveyed congratulated on the pmetical nod business from New York to Liverpool, transhipped like chamoter of their report. The Cou at that port into a steamer for China, and mittee consisted oftwo officials and two an brought out to their destination at a total officials, namely, the Hon. J. H STEWART cost much below that which has to be paid LOCKHART, Hon. W. C. H. HATINGS, Mr. on British goods carried in the same N. J. EDE, and Mr. CHANTREY ISOBALD. steamer from Liverpool. Small wonder that It is found as a fut that the displacement British trade should decay of British goods has been going on steadily for some years, bulthat it has not been on. a strikingly large sale nor have many great staples been seriously affected. The cause assigned for the displacement are (1) lower cost of production of rival foreign goods, (2) disinclination, of Bridah mant facturers to study taste of commaër, (3) the steadily falling value of iver since 1873, (4) lower freights outwarde from foreign compared with British parts, and (5) cheaper railway transit to foreign poris of shipment. The twe last named anises apply more especially to ncialsand heavy goods, and No. 4, the Committee regret to my, is due
The delivery of the English mail was begun at £10 am. yesterday.
this port on the 9th inst.
The P. & O. steamer Bomory left Bombay for
The N.. P. steamer, Bramer arrived at Victoria on the 6th instant.
Another new steamer of the Brickmors Line the Ellen Bickers, arrived, her yesterday,
Two cases of plague in the city and ein Quarry Bay were reported yesterday
Applied Anatamy at Charing Cross Hospital Dr. Cautio has been appointed. Lecturer on Medical School.
The new steamer of the Glam Lane, the to the action of the Shipping Conference Otaninoty, arrived her yesterday or her dist (consisting chiclly, of British steamship voyage. owners), which, while maintaining freights.
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mlbagers la not reskning upon a speedy fall in quotationes,
DISCOS "WOTE
Mareasures.
the year resulted in an increased tegingo of 1989,449.
edit anges were sent and 75 received.
From the 9th of June the telegraph at Gap The Imports and Exports tablogiving the trade of the port of Hongkong for the year
Rock is boon worked by the lightkeepers in Bocordance with the recommendation of the ondling 31st December, 1805, shows that 73,761 Signalling Contaittee, and two Chinese have ships (including jauka) of 15,832,113 registered touage disbaryed 485,504 fone, chipped GOVERNMENT GUNPOWDER DERUT.
bem engaged a watchmen. 270874 tons, KA 1,623,823 tons in transit, Fe and shipped $81,870 tons of buiker coal, giving a total of 6,202,251. The number of pessugers carried was 1.591,075.].
This Department has now, at an infinite ament of trouble and pains on the part of the ofers concerised, succeeded to an extent limited oaltby the reliablity of the information afforded on application) in produsing statistics natally only fored at ports which have the advantage for this purpose of a Cristom-house and as I rowrked on a former occasion "I hope the Information may be valued in proportion to the amount of time and trouble expended in its compliation. During the year 2030 Euro psan constructed ressols aggregating 11,525,596 Curid 6,569,988 tons, made up as follows Import cargo: 2,895,228," expert cargo, 1,68,007, transit cargo, 1,623,683, bunker onal shipped, 38,870, The total number of tour carried was therefore 26 por, ont of the tota registered tonnage in the previous year. it was 53 per cent, and in 1895 30 por cont.
Imported 2,760054 tons of cargo is under —– Artides.
1896.
De 'crate, cranit. --3,848
147: 490 0
300- 562,903 · 563,787 868 10 Ayoko
·500 500
ENQUIRER. Head Волоч Chal
*7,995
During the year 1825 there has been stored in the Goverment, Magazine, Stonecutter's Island, 40,699 canes of animunition, the approx Imate weight being 3,005,533 lbs,
Beton * On the Slet December, 1895, there remained 4,70€ cases, cran approximate weight of 283,264 66
with
INFOFIS AND EXPOZTA (UPICH) OFFICE, The return shows that during the year the amount of opium imported in 1845 was 56,609 plsets, or a decrease of 4,903, ohests. The amount reported was 36,241 ehesta, or a decrease of 2.7873 cheste Threagh ergo reported, hat landed, amaanted to 10,190 chests, or a dose of 0,7954 chests, Adaily, memo, of exports to Chinoso pofte was during the year supplied to the Commissioner of Imperial Maritime Castons at Hogloen. Surprise vizite were paid to 98 godowns during the year..
THE REEKS DIVORCE SUIT.
With respect to the forces at the Cape ho said he had instrusted toneral Goodenough, to consult with Colonel Carrington remaining (F. regarding) an ingress of the Imperial troops in the disturbed districts
The latest news from Mashonaland states
A farther unten from the Transvasi Government affirms that the recent despitehes arging the prosecution of Mr. Cell Rhodes were animated by no bostile spirit, the Trans- val Government merely desiring to co-operate with Great Britain in promoting the peace and confidence of Africa.
THE SIXTIESY YEAR OF HER MAJESTY'S
REIGN,
Simh, 20 Jane, It is stated here on very reliable authority that Moz Majesty's sixtieth year of sovereignty will be celebrated with math colat in England next year and that a large pageant of Indian phils will he cordially invited to attend It is extremely probable thatamong others the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Mabarajahs of Inders, Patiala, Karibala Kuch Bebar, Baroda, Maywar, Tra ancore, Jaipur, and Marwar will be asked to at tend the function.
SARAYBARTHQUAKE' IN INDIA.
Calcutta, 31st June, A severo shock of earthquake is reported at Cavapors. The shock lasted sorom, secondes and considerable damage was done to house property, but there was no loss of life as far of et present ascertained.“
THE NEW. INDIAN-LOAN)-
Sints, 21 June The Castle of India just issued finale with the three per cent." Iman for 189697. The Governor deneral in Council has resolved- to
In the Divores Division of the ligh Court of barrur four hundred lakhs of rupes for the Justice our 6th June, the case of Beeks o. Reeks public service in the following, insaner, Pro- and Buttunjes ame on. This was the petition | mimory voten" will be issued for the said 10 of Arthur James Fransis Hecke, of Shangha, amount bearing interest at the rate of three por in, the Empire of China, an affør of the Ims { cont; per annum payalis half-yearly on. Süth perial Chinesa Oustoms, for the disolation of Jauna and Slat Dacomber. The notas will bei his marrrings with Frances Mand Resks, by wade cok in the usual form, a specimen form messon of ker multery with Byram Riritunjoe. being unsored to the notification, and will not Mr. Newton Creans said the parties were be discharged before the 31st December, 1916, marind on Oct 9, 1885, at the British Con- nor until the expiration of three months after subte General, Shanghai, and there had boun noties of payment.NE
Ire children of the marriage; two of whom were
- Tardons for the whole er any part of the said now alive. The co-respondent van a share will be received by the Comptroller General 2464 301 broker in Bhanghai, And in Marsi, 1995, the fron this date to Wedusday, 22nd July. 3,060 || 1080 ~ petitioner commenced proseedings in the Con- 625 | sular Court thew, and obtained a judical separă- 610,075 784368115,493
tion and damegas by "reason", of his wife's maint The Sultan of Zanzibar has expicased a wish $6,2508,250
condnot with the co-respondent Subsequently to see the 24th Baluchistan Regimet on its 50 the respon lent, sysig; relurred to the co, way back to India. The Clima will nordingly
7,012
30. БО
·400. 100 00,250 / 101,767 41517 2,200 1200
24.450
1,540 1800
-1,804
8,348
450
2,825
625
When, after a sopmingly endless procession Capta Nineteen boatmen were charged before Hon. of section torsoction of representativo troops, Cathe
the vast arozia was full of men mounted and on Cotton Commander Hastings at the agistracy yos- terday with boarding the Glenloch without foot the variety of wilerms and hood-gear is Ebert permission and also with fighting. Most of Canada, the Cape, Australis, the West Indies Heng quite hewildlazing The Homs Army, India, otr the prisonera promonted & yery wohl appear West Africa, the Hongkong Regiment (with Kersins (bulk) 81,46% anco, and in at bud four cases their coxuten na pigtails), the British Guians Policin all Kersize (in) 68,903 £2,601 26,304
alosed for alterations and repairs." Ono man had his fort bandaged; mother, also
nearly ninety different samples of the men Im who fight under the British flag all over the O wounded, led a comrade into court whose swoworld, in the moes of Canada, beneath the Opin len eyes are liden underneatli baulages Southaven Cross, under the equajor. Finally Pos and other men ahored signs of rather hard detachment of the Royal Navy hesre into the Ratin usage. It seams that the commal boarded the Hall the Union Jack, and the combined army Res Flenlochy and then proceeded to play havoc alates the Emblems of Empire. This wonder. Salt amongst crockerywars which was ring on the flegeant is in itself & liberal education to Bahitza deck A free gut ensued and the consequence those who have but hasy notion of what the was that they were all locked up. Two of them Bitish Empers really means, wow boarding house runners and they were ench fined $25 or sit weeks with hard labour hard labour for fblog. The reusinder were for boarding the reset, and 825 or two months":
each fined $15 or sit weaks Impriumment for boarding and 310 month's imprisonment for fighting,
CANTON NUTES.
ĐÀ [PHOM THE " CHUNG IHOT BAN POJEM
We azu glad to hear that the plague which hán made such wrages in Canton, has now com- pistely died nysy. The report is quito true,
anal wood Eleg wood Salpur Bager -..
50. $1,628 20126e
Timber & Vermicelli General,
600
170499 166,616, 15,117 PX350 20390
10,040 226,389 10,349.
330
170 800 1,078676 1,028,004).
58,672
INDIAN TROOPS IN AFRICA,
Allahabad, 24th June.
BAUM INDIAN TRADE
- Sinh, Rall Jenn Later statistics for the forthcoming, trado
MUA OPIUM ALLES,
363 respondent, and the present petition was filled. put into Zaxabar on her return voyage from 1,000 600, 200 There had bear a commission: to China, and Mombase next mouth. The Salian cannot the petitioner and his wifna bar beon fail to be impremed with a regiment of sepoys sunod there,
| in which mil are of fine physique The President-There may be a soriona ques- tion so to the petitioner's domicile. Is he bore | | [HOW } ||
Mr. Crano---The dominile was proved on the review of British Indiaste now to hand. They commission. The petitioner sworn that both fully confirms the former statement, that the In a book just pablished. Torpedos and for very few couns have been observed paazing Total 2,624810 2760,9225,874 20.030 Re and his father were born in Hampshire, and trade returns for 188603 will be shiuently Torpedo vasele," by Lient, G. E Acstrong, the Northaru gate during the last few days, * 1,92,843 v06. 1,92,835 cases. Trace, 756,512 cases, that ho intented to return to Engliud.“
favourable, showing an increase of ofor forty from British parts carry cargo at a much Yokohama, and, sails for the port vas usual aon, Na wind an aposunt, this dogs fearly brary me, of Courton, art eserled for in importe dusing the your were in four Consalay Court could have jurisdiction in a
The N. P. stemmer Olympic has arrived at Into B.N., on first we have though it in through this gate that coming from The above table shown that the obid inorase
"The President.-I do not understand how the ↑ lakta în net receipts, p lover rate from Continental and American porte of call tomorrow
AAA Simla Béth Jane. ing the Japanese Lee Two Americans came to burial in the muntains (41,6 tons), rice (15,208 tons), sugu (15.117 trimonial suit, unites the partios were dezni ports, thus giving foreign manufactures a
Weihaimel with beer for troying the Favourable reartips are reported from the I toán), and timbo (10,349) tous), while the oiled in ChinaWAN Daring the calendar year 1897 pet more The evidence taken on commission having than $59,000 chests of Bengal opium will bo virtual subsidy, in their competition with o'clock, the steam launch Degapring, carrying to the possibility of their mother, I par.. | is said that no woh ziós orops have been neon and 5,672 tena under the hand of "Chaneral,” been read,
-morrow morning, between 9 and 10.30 Japanese feet. Whatever may be thought as districts in the neighbourhood of Canton, Its degree is shown in 33,816 tone of eroting
make offered for sale and not more than 3,250 chests British products. The Committe suggest the Bethel dag, will call algside any yeast anally hare no dught of the honesty of their for the last twenty years cult
2,957.steamers mainring 8,090,745 tons and The President said he did not feel disposed in cash month of the year. Of the quantity to that this qucation is of such paramount boasting the answering pennant, to conser men barrictions. Ther vess to be penly by man, Viescor d'an, Cho ta a native of Hunan, exported 1,001,184 tons of argo, and shipped had seen the petilloner and had certain matters 1.625 chests will be Beer opfum and not Ar famino, his appeared in the protines of 94 alling your measuring 87,348 tons to deal with the case as it stood, sor until he be offered for sale each month not now than importance to British trade that it might ashore tolla. service at St. Peter's (Beamer's) results, Cue of them, Howie was an or fittingly form the subject of a searching
American naval offer. He had ver employed sent a large quantity of rice by a small gunboat - 300,000 tons of bunker coal. Comptrod with explained He did not endorsed how pro more than 1,02, chosis Patas opium, and no on the Howell torpedo, and had fought in de under the charge of an officer, to the sald pro lab yury this gives 168 ships more, aming acedings cause to be taken in the Consulaz reduation will be made in tidse quantities with. investigation on the part of the Home
Rear Admiral Charles. In Osley, Beroad is of the South Amadan wars. He Impressed into for distrinitipa to the afores como 498, 142 fans, carryleg 46,374 more tons of cargo, Court, and he wished to obtain information as out three months' praviom notice. Command on the Chins Stalin, hoisted biging me as an eminently practical min, not as time ago. The oflost, who returned to Canton and shipping $2,800 more tons of bunker esate what book place and learn all the facts. Tho Government. We hope this suggestion will
of the Gram, oruiser, Captan E. P. Jones, at hard-brained chemist. Yet thoir en wes of the other day, fald His Expellener that whom Paroponas centructed vocals imported oss must therefore he adjourned, sed go into be acted upon and that some method will Sheerness on 6th June. The Grafton left Shear so large an order that faith in it was on it.ly left the precape frin, had fallen and alto 1,212,21 tong in moms of exporte, Jupis ex the reserre List, A COMPA be adopted for rectifying the evil. Weness on 10th June for Chins to take the place of possibility. They proposed to be role to do the that the plague, which was very serious, some ported an excess of 451 881 to The excess of
The latest moro of the cur protection move time ago, is how an fhe ebb Pampard is thus reduced to 780,530 tens; from the Edgar, cruiser, Captain W, H. Henderson following. By means of a vereol fitted up como- sympathise with shipowners in endeavour
The first telegram, despatched from Epsomment is to induce Government to forbid the thing after the water of a watering cart, the The Canton Goverment has received in this must be deducted 306,000 tons of buster ing to keep the rates of freight up to At the special leves in the radu dung series of these walo be sowered with film of structions from the Boned of Bereans to inquire coal dipped (exclaire bf that supplied to Her Downa after the victory of Persimmon was onsing up of cows as bait for tigers, a practice a paying standard and by agreement the Coronation réten it was stipulated that every seme ebenical which I gathered to be naphths to the means of improving the trade of China, Bagety o ships and foreign man-of-war), leav, addressed to the Queen at Balmord, agurrexisting face Englishmen langled, in India. amongst themselves doing away with outrage, whatever his rank or creed, should or amething nalagous. A shell contamling which is far behind any of the other powers ing a balance of 16,470 tons comented, mana ing the Prince of Wales's story. Her A DELUGE AF DARJEELING, AND ANOTHER
18 THE WYNALD, NA uncover betere the Cmr. The presscon of quasi- some special ofe majcal (the prinolal part of this The Sin han-kus has paked the airios of the Lectured, and in stock, in the colony or unse Majesty immediately wired back her cordial
Style Calenita, 27th June, throat competition; all that is right sud Royal fondatorie; the the Arts of Bulian Invention) was then to bo Strod later the fold, marchsate, who is told it offer their plans counted for
congratulations to the Prince, and her telegram this no doubt. with the remalt that the fold would before the end of the fith soon.
The river steamare, aggragating 1,314,000 was banin to Mis Royal Highates on the At Darjeeling nine inches of rain bam fallen proper; but it is quite a different thing buitied perforce, but the last China, detinato and dete ovary laing sachin ata has new Chrysimon ja morapaying more atten- tous, purtad 154171 tuns of cargo, exported conure Sozie of the journalists present would. in five hours, causing gral damago, and soms when we find Brush shipowners discrimui. Perris, and Turkey declined to bare take hedde, area. A gunboat was specialy fitted according ties to the disciplins of soldiers Boldiers are 11188toms shipped 21,810 tons of benker coat have given their hands to have stained poses of life. This fall extent of the bara di no nating against British trade and favouting and kept away. It has often bez pointed out to their directions, but the contents were dally paraded for dril socording to foreign and onveyed 922125 passengers, showing a season of that telegram for a couple of seconds, is yet unknown; but there have been destres, vo
that British Authorities acut ne respectful, trennherously destrand in Choo, where they methods.
iseren under each Loading except pse but the Prince, if fouring a saddes raid upon Landslips involving some houses. The Sona the foreigner. If that is the prife that has salutation fra Endian or Malay chioftatan, moro in males, walling fur all sportuity Last month a man named Ng Kn-an, éfty bangat the number of who carried was his person, placed 16 carefully la an inser Mission se fallow, and there have been about to be paid for the maintenance of the foy such as they themselves recognise.
um to Welhalwal,
rearm of age, in Ku-show dirtelot, went with his l duced 7 113,193 for the year.
pocket, and carefully buttoned he coat over it two hundred and slipe Water pipig ane
Church, relarning about 12,80:
SIKARIS NOT TO USE COWS FOR TIGER
100% Caloutin, 24th June,